The Pros And Cons Of Tobacco Advertising In India

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The IBS Center for Research Management (ICMR) puts together a collection of management case studies from Asia. One such study involved a proposed bill that would ban tobacco advertising in India. The ICMR article, “Ban on Tobacco Ads by the Government of India” discussed the arguments for and against a ban, as well as raised some moral dilemmas. This essay will summarize these issues.
The Indian Government justified the ban on tobacco advertising by focusing on how tobacco impacts the following topics: citizen’s health, the Indian economy, young people, and the effectiveness of the ban. However, for each of these topics, the Tobacco industry made persuasive counter-arguments against the ban. For each topic, the point and counter-point…show more content…The tobacco industry added 12% of the total excise revenue to India’s Exchequer. Experts believe a ban on advertising would have a negative effect to Exchequer y decreasing contributions. The ban creates an unfair disadvantage to the tobacco industry in the marketplace. The bill banning advertising made no suggestion that tobacco products should be illegal. Therefore, the industry should be able to advertise like all other industries. Indian tobacco companies are further disadvantaged because the advertisements of foreign tobacco companies will still reach the Indian public. The underlying point is that the proposed ban is an insult to the tobacco industry - considering that it is the third largest tobacco producer in the…show more content…I believe the over-arching aim of the government should be to guide the making of a free and prosperous society. If this is accomplished with complete success, people would live up to their potential, be happy, and fulfil their dreams. In this utopia scenario, people would not use guns to kill other citizens and people would not drink soda in such excess that it correlates to an obesity problem. However, no such perfect society exists and sometimes dangerous products need to be outlawed. In my opinion, I support the status quo. When a product becomes increasingly deadly and dangerous to its people, elected representatives can vote on legislation to ban such products and those bans should be

Introduction:
Advertising is a tricky industry. It is possible to convince people on doing anything, no matter how harmful it is for themselves and their surroundings. Human nature contradicts with right and wrong in decision making, as there are no certainty to what is right and what is wrong. Most likely, it depends on one’s culture and perspective. In early 2001, Government of India announced a bill that would ban tobacco advertisements in the country.
This written assignment will focus on summarizing

potential to have a major impact on the advertising abilities of Tobacco companies. The bill included a ban from advertising products, as well as sponsorships of sporting and cultural events. The reasoning behind the bill was to help the government stop tobacco companies from targeting a new generation of Indian youth, and to provide a launching point for a government led anti-Tobacco program.
This report analyzes the ICMR case study on the “Ban on Tobacco Ads by the Government of India”, found

in favor of the ban on tobacco advertising in India.
Some people opposing to the ban, advocates that the State have made unwarranted intrusion in private lives of the citizens by doing it (the ban). But others claim that the government has the right to interfere in the interest of people’s lives, as the banning as of drugs like cocaine. In 1981 and 1991 respectively the Supreme Court (of Appeal) in Belgium and the French Constitutional Council state that a ban on advertising tobacco products was not

issues for ban on tobacco advertising with the conflict of interest that pertained to government in India. In this essay, I will discuss about agreements and disagreements of the ban on tobacco advertising in India with the conflict of interest issues. Lastly, I will present my opinions on what India government should do.
Advocates believed that tobacco advertising may affect public health and induce children and young people to begin experimenting with tobacco products. Advertising towards children

Case Study Analysis – Ban on Tobacco Advertising by the Government of India
The connections held amongst the Government, the Tobacco Industry and the health of citizens has been a controversial and complicated topic for decades. This case analysis will focus on the ban on tobacco advertising in India. First, the ideas and arguments will be discussed for both the supporters and those who opposed the ban. The next topics will include the conflict of interest in regards to the government of India and

1. Summarize the arguments in favor of the ban on tobacco advertising in India
Those in favor of the ban on tobacco advertising in India were the Ayes. According to the Ayes, the ban was common because it had happened before internationally in other countries like France, Finland, and Norway. Their first argument was that tobacco was the cause of death. For example, According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco accounted for over 3 million deaths and rose to 4.023 million deaths in

in favor of the ban on tobacco advertising in India. The argument was that if advertising was banned for tobacco products it could effectively cut down on the amount of people who would smoke. It would also cut down on the youth who were beginning to smoke since they would not see the advertising. The cost of health care was more significant than the cost of what the tobacco companies would give to the government in revenue each year. Examples of how the consumption of tobacco went down in a few

INTRODUCTION
Tobacco advertising bans have become commonplace in developed nations but are less prevalent in developing countries.
In the context of the above mention claim, “Tobacco advertising” therefore means any commercial communication whose main, secondary or incidental aim or effect is to promote a tobacco brand or to promote tobacco use (Extracted from WHO framework convention on tobacco control).
Tobacco advertising may either be direct or indirect. The direct form of the advertisement

arising out of their decision to place a on to place a ban on the advertising of tobacco products. This conflict of interest of interest would be dealt with later in this case study, but for now I will deal with the arguments in favor and in opposition of the ban on the advertising of tobacco products.
It was the Indian government that ignited the debate, by announcing on February 6th 2001, its impending ban on the advertising of tobacco products. The government’s official reason was its effort

down on the tobacco industry by banning the advertising and sponsorship of sports and cultural events by tobacco companies (Ban on Tobacco Ads by the Government of India, 2001). The Indian government claims that is for ethical reasons; tobacco jeopardizes the health of its users and the government believes banning the advertising will help discourage young people from using it. Such a significant move from the government has started debates between opposing sides, some in favor of the ban and others